Zemanek-Münster

Male ancestor figure "singiti" ·  D. R. Congo, Luba / Hemba · ID: 3047394

sold EUR 2,200
Provenance
Old British Collection (coll. in the 1960s/70s)
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 4 April 2021, lot 314
Size
H: 57 cm
H: 22.4 inch

Description

wood,

This sculpture shows the posture and physiognomy characteristic for ancestor figures of the Congo region.

Its simplified, rather coarse formal language, together with asymmetrical moments, creates a highly expressive overall effect.

Particularly on the head, but also on the body, there are traces of a sticky black sacrificial patina, indicating that the figure was used extensively in cult practices.


The object Male ancestor figure “singiti” with the object ID 3047394 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 361 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,200.

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Publications

AHDRC: 0184895


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